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Triptych woodblock print of armored samurai fighting in a mountain valley with red banners and pine trees.

The great battle at Kurikara Valley

Katsukawa Shuntei, 1810

Japanese print of cherry blossoms over a wooden shelf with tea utensils, a jar and bowl, with calligraphy on the left.

Utensils for picnic tea ceremony

Niwa Tōkei, 1819

Japanese woodblock diptych of a child in red costume and a woman in patterned kimono beside a pine and bamboo grove.

Yamauba to kaidōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, 1848

Japanese print of a cooking pan with a black lid, a fish, pine sprigs and a tray, with calligraphy at upper left.

Baby whitefish

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of camels with a rider, a handler, and columns of Japanese text.

A pair of camels

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1824

Ink-wash sketch of a grey cylindrical object beside a small outlined mouse with a long tail on cream paper.

Chinese sage

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of sailboats near a hilly shore at dusk, with a calm sea stretching to a pale horizon.

Evening sailboats

Ohara Koson, 1900

Woodblock print of a red arched bridge over a river in rain, framed by dark trees and green foliage.

Rain over sacred bridge (shinkyō)

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of two fishermen on rocks hauling lines, with breaking waves and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Kōshū kajikazawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Japanese print of a pumpkin plant with yellow flower and gourd, and a dragonfly flying above against a pale background.

Dragonfly and pumpkin

Ogata Gekkō, 1890

Woodblock print of a torii gate in snow with snow-covered pine branches, a bridge, and distant trees under a grey sky.

Mimeguri Shrine in snow

Uehara Konen, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of travelers and porters with a palanquin, with the title Shimada in the upper right corner.

Shimada

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of a group of seated figures in kimono drawing lots near a brazier, with a crane screen behind.

Drawing lots [for pairing]

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Blue woodblock print of two sailboats on calm water with snow-capped Mount Fuji and pine trees behind them.

Sailboats and Mount Fuji

Uehara Konen, 1900

Small colored sketch of a seated woman in a dark kimono beside a green shrub, wooden fence and pink flower.

Oiran zu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Woodblock print of a courtesan and male guest reclining in an interior with a painted screen and lacquer boxes.

Courtesan and her guest in bed

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Teal woodblock print of large ocean waves curling and breaking into white foam under a pale sky.

Ocean waves

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of a timber yard by a canal, with workers, stacked lumber, wooden houses and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tategawa at the capital

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman writing at a low table beside willow-framed windows, with a snowy pine landscape beyond an open sc

Kisaragi: the second month

Isoda Koryusai, 1772

Woodblock print of sailboats moored at night under a full moon, with bare trees and red-roofed houses on the shore.

Sailboats moored under the moon

Uehara Konen, 1900

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river under willow trees, with a child and a distant bridge.

Washing clothes in the river

Utagawa Kunisada, 1818

Ink sketch of a man with a blue-clad monkey on his shoulder, walking beside a barking dog on a plain background.

Monkey trainer and a dog

Shibata Zeshin, 1880

Woodblock print of two snow-covered ferryboats moored by reeds on a river, with thatched houses and bare trees under falling

Ferryboats in snow

Uehara Konen, 1900

Black ink print of a mythical Chinese lion dog with a swirling tail and curled mane, drifting among stylized clouds.

Chinese lion dog

Katsushika Hokusai, 1880

Ink and color drawing of Fukurokuju, an elderly sage with a domed head and long white beard, beside a crane on a rock.

Fukurokuju

Shibata Zeshin, 1880

Woodblock print of a snowy village with red-roofed houses, bare trees and a frozen path under a pale blue sky.

Red roofs

Uehara Konen, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of a man stretching threads beside a spinning wheel, plum blossoms, and a cat, with calligraphy.

Hair ties

Tachibana Minkō, 1770

Woodblock print of festival dancers with fans and swords beneath a large red parasol, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804.

Sumiyoshi festival dance

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804

Woodblock print of a thatched tea house with red lanterns in a green field, framed by trees under a pink sky.

Tea house

Uehara Konen, 1900

Japanese woodblock print of a reclining courtesan beside a young man, with a standing woman at a patterned screen and plum br

Courtesan watching a young apprentice in bed

Kitao Shigemasa and Isoda Koryūsai, 1768